Champions League Round of 16 (15th Feb - 16th Mar)

Is there any other team luckier than Real in the CL? costly mistakes by Ulreich, Karius, and now Donnarumma. Ramos last second equalizer, Griezmann missing penalty, Salah getting injured in the final, plenty of ref mistakes etc. etc. It is crazy how many times they have been saved just when you think it is all over for Real. Completely the opposite for Juve :lol:
 
Well this one's easy. The CL is our birthright :D fate will always be on our side :lol:
 
giorno said:
Well this one's easy. The CL is our birthright :D fate will always be on our side :lol:
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It just shows how hard it is to win the CL number of times in a row, seems impossible to achieve without significant luck :lol:
But that's what these top teams like Real are known for, plenty of dramatic moments in their history at the top stage...
 
genardk said:
Is there any other team luckier than Real in the CL? costly mistakes by Ulreich, Karius, and now Donnarumma. Ramos last second equalizer, Griezmann missing penalty, Salah getting injured in the final, plenty of ref mistakes etc. etc. It is crazy how many times they have been saved just when you think it is all over for Real. Completely the opposite for Juve :lol:
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Well, you don't normally remember episodes of bad luck against if your own team ends up winning or if, in case you lose, your club tends to be more critical on their own players than the rest of teams do. But maybe that's me thinking others are biased while being biased too.

Regarding luck, yes it plays a big role, but this club has played 9 semifinals since 2011, so that kind of consistency certainly helps.
 
I only got to watch the first half yesterday, but the way Real Madrid came out of the blocks with their speed, pressing and commitment - I had simply forgotten that football could be like that. It is probably what Ralf imagined for us. But their skill levels, both teams, and RM's commitment was, for me, something to behold.

I hadn't realized what a very poor team we had really become until I saw RM in the first 20 minutes yesterday.

Eye opening.
 
Stig said:
I only got to watch the first half yesterday, but the way Real Madrid came out of the blocks with their speed, pressing and commitment - I had simply forgotten that football could be like that. It is probably what Ralf imagined for us. But their skill levels, both teams, and RM's commitment was, for me, something to behold.

I hadn't realized what a very poor team we had really become until I saw RM in the first 20 minutes yesterday.

Eye opening.
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Yeah there's been a few games in the CL and the Prem where you can see how miles off we are. Impossible to imagine McTominay and Wan-Bissaka and Maguire in particular surviving 2 legs against this sort of quality.

I did think Benzema clearly fouled Donnarumma and PSG would probably have gone through if the ref hadn't done the weird "goalie had a bad touch so it's fine to foul him" thing.
 
genardk said:
Is there any other team luckier than Real in the CL? costly mistakes by Ulreich, Karius, and now Donnarumma. Ramos last second equalizer, Griezmann missing penalty, Salah getting injured in the final, plenty of ref mistakes etc. etc. It is crazy how many times they have been saved just when you think it is all over for Real. Completely the opposite for Juve :lol:
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You forgot Nani's sending off when Ronaldo came back and we should/would have beat them if not for going down to 10 men that night.
 
So, four games left.

Going to go with the final 8 being:

City
Dippers
Real
Bayern
Juventus
AM
Ajax
Chelsea
 
I want Chelsea in the QF. These feckers denied us our BIRTHRIGHT last year. Such insult cannot go unaswered! :devil:

...and if they beat us again I can join the long line of british fans wishing bankruptcy on them :lol:
 
giorno said:
I want Chelsea in the QF. These feckers denied us our BIRTHRIGHT last year. Such insult cannot go unaswered! :devil:

...and if they beat us again I can join the long line of british fans wishing bankruptcy on them :lol:
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You do owe them. Haven't they beaten you every time you've played them in a competitive match?
 
Here
We
Go!

Predictions? Ajax-Benfica 3-1, United-Atletico 2-1 aET, Lille-Chelsea 0-0, Juventus-Villarreal 2-1.
 
giorno said:
I want Chelsea in the QF. These feckers denied us our BIRTHRIGHT last year. Such insult cannot go unaswered! :devil:

...and if they beat us again I can join the long line of british fans wishing bankruptcy on them :lol:
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Can't risk you guy continue your abysmal record against Chelsea. Please take on Liverpool instead. RM is our biggest hope to stop their Quadruple. :wenger:
 
ti vu said:
Can't risk you guy continue your abysmal record against Chelsea. Please take on Liverpool instead. RM is our biggest hope to stop their Quadruple. :wenger:
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'Abysmal record' is just 5 competitive games in literally all of history and two of them were draws.
 
ti vu said:
Can't risk you guy continue your abysmal record against Chelsea. Please take on Liverpool instead. RM is our biggest hope to stop their Quadruple. :wenger:
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Apart from last season, when did RM last play Chelsea in a competitive game? Surely must’ve been decades ago?
 
MrEleson said:
Apart from last season, when did RM last play Chelsea in a competitive game? Surely must’ve been decades ago?
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Two games in early 70's, one game in the late 90's and the two games last season.
 
How are we feeling United fans? Atletico haven’t been the defensive stalwarts they once were and I hope momentum can be built off of the Spurs win.
 
ti vu said:
Can't risk you guy continue your abysmal record against Chelsea. Please take on Liverpool instead. RM is our biggest hope to stop their Quadruple. :wenger:
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Liverpool would beat us
 
Potentially a fantastic match up tonight in Ajax vs Benfica

Just seen that the 1st leg had 28 shots and 9 corners between both sides. Looks like this will be a goal fest, especially when you take into consideration Ajax (and Benfica) have been leaking more than a teenage boy with an OnlyFans subscription. I mean fair enough Cambuur are a high scoring side, there's no shame in Ajax conceding two goals to them, but generally speaking; I think its a concern for them the way they've been conceding goals as of late. I expect Haller to get a goal or two, and I expect Benfica to score.
 
giorno said:
Liverpool would beat us
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Nah, you are going through against Liverpool.
Ancelotti has an edge over Klopp. Lost only twice against him.
Same with Real vs Liverpool. Last 5 h2h, 4 wins and a draw for your team
 
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You know Ronaldo's going to score tonight. He'll be pumped up like a madman again. Fred and Sancho are doing the business. Bruno on the bench at the very least. Hopefully Maguire sitting this one out and we should be good. OT will be rocking tonight. Can't wait.
 
Fred playing with plenty of flair today, you'd swear he was a Brazilian.
 
Elanga trying to win a cheap free kick there. Atletico look good when they’re not trying to pass in their own half. Trash when they do that.
 
Ajax with a dominant 1st half but no goal yet. All Dutch people know how this story ends.
 
Klopper76 said:
Elanga trying to win a cheap free kick there. Atletico look good when they’re not trying to pass in their own half. Trash when they do that.
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Def not a foul on Elanga but the Fred one probably was. Still United asleep for the following 20 seconds, if they'd run back and played to the whistle might have stopped the overlap.
 
There was a gigantic penalty for United on Bruno

Goal was fine

Come on bicho, do your thing
 
giorno said:
There was a gigantic penalty for United on Bruno

Goal was fine

Come on bicho, do your thing
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Don’t think it was a penalty, from the angles I saw it looked like a good (albeit insanely risky) challenge from the full back.
 
AltiUn said:
Don’t think it was a penalty, from the angles I saw it looked like a good (albeit insanely risky) challenge from the full back.
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But he didnt win the ball or touch it? It was given as a goalkick and came off Brunos shin
 
Bruno's positioning at 9 is very bad, making no smart runs at all. Having issue with creating chances and spaces, Ronaldo must stay front. He is getting exhausted before he gets single chance.
 
Berbasbullet said:
Maybe then! Im not sure now :lol:
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Think it's still unclear - also worth remembering that they can't swap a goal kick for a corner. Personally I thought the defender won the ball which is why it wasn't a penalty, but because it was given as a goal kick on the pitch they can't correct that via VAR.
 
Bruno Fernandes drives me insane, such a cry baby, whinge bag. Pathetic.
 
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